Podcasts

From Taxis to Ridehailing: Examining Differences for Drivers and Passengers

March 21, 2025

NICR podcast screenshotTransportation Sustainability Research Center's Brooke Wolfe talks about From Taxis to Ridehailing: Examining Differences for Drivers and Passengers on the National Institute for Congestion Reduction podcast series; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...

What the Trump Administration Could Mean for Our Climate

February 7, 2025

A city scapeEthan Elkind, director of the Climate Program at the Center for Law, Energy and the Environment, UC Berkeley School of Law talks about What the Trump Administration Could Mean for Our Climate at KQED Forum: https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101907787/what-the...

Speedrunners push their limits to set records on the BART system

January 17, 2025

There's a new sport gaining popularity across the globe, transit speedrunning, and today we'll take a deep dive into what it takes to speedrun BART. On the latest edition of BART's podcast series “Hidden Tracks: Stories from BART” Chief Communications Officer Alicia Trost speaks with three guests who have set records speedrunning BART.

A speedrun is the total time it takes to travel through all 50 BART stations. It's a race against the clock to ride every BART line as fast as possible. Ameen DaCosta (TRANSOC co-president, UC Berkeley CEE and DCRP master student), Enzo Wu, and Adam,...

Electric Vehicle Battery Types And What Every EV Owner Should Know!

July 3, 2024

Zoom screenshot of three menUC Berkeley Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Scott Moura talks about Electric Vehicle Battery Types And What Every EV Owner Should Know! on Batteries Included Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbvW3TLiznY

Ford is losing money on electric vehicles, but saving money on emissions fines

February 21, 2024

Marketplace news pageDirector of the Climate Program at the Center for Law, Energy & the Environment Ethan Elkind talks about Ford is losing money on electric vehicles, but saving money on emissions fines at Marketplace: https://www.marketplace.org/2024/...

In Transit: How California is Addressing EV Charging Infrastructure Woes

March 11, 2024

KQED Forum NewspageDirector of the Climate Program at the Center for Law, Energy & the Environment Ethan Elkind talks about In Transit: How California is Addressing EV Charging Infrastructure Woes at KQED Forum: https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101904993/in-transit-how-...

In Transit: Amtrak's Future In California

May 14, 2024
KQED Forum NewspageDirector of the Climate Program at the Center for Law, Energy & the Environment Ethan Elkind talks about the future of Amrak in Califonria on KQED's Forum, In Transit: Amtrak's Future In California: https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101905729/in-transit-amtraks-future-in-ca...

Battery-powered rigs could clean up the trucking industry

April 22, 2024

Here and now podcast webpageTransportation Sustainability Research Center Co-Director Tim Lipman talks about how battery-powered alternatives could be a climate solution for big-rig trucks thay spew almost a quarter of the climate pollution from the U.S. transportation sector NPR's Here & Now withChris Bentleyon April 22, 2024:...

Rise of the Robotaxis: How Autonomous Vehicles Could Reshape Transportation in San Francisco

August 1, 2023

Driverless taxi on the roadITS affiiate Dan Chatman, associate professor and chair, Department of City and Regional Planning, UC Berkeley joins the conversation on KQED Forum about driverless vehicles from autonomous ride services Cruise and Waymo can already be found all over San Francisco, and they may soon become much more common if a state commission grants them permission to expand...